Bulk Aggregates for Pathways in Franklin, AR

Order gravel and aggregate delivery in Franklin, AR by the ton or the yard. Arkansas Rock Supply drops bulk material at your site, from SB-2 base for drives and pads to washed stone and sand for drainage and bedding.

Franklin sits in Izard County, up on the Ozark Plateaus. Expect cherty clay loam and rock close to the surface, so what you put down matters as much as how you place it.

Ground and Conditions in Franklin

Cherty, acid clay loam over limestone and dolostone covers this part of the Ozarks. Chert gravel runs right through the profile, and rock or rubble sits close to the surface on side slopes, so a thin base course has nothing steady to sit on.

Water leaves through the rock rather than across it. Sinkholes, fractured limestone and losing streams take runoff underground fast, while the residual clay filling the joints holds water at the surface after a long rain.

That is the failure a thin base shows here: it moves, it pumps, and it ruts at the edges. Build the base up so the load spreads over ground that stays put.

Steep hollow slopes and flashy streams scour drive shoulders, culvert outlets and creek banks during heavy spring rain. Armor those spots with stone that will stay where it lands.

Base, drive and patio work runs almost all year. Winter cold snaps and a wet spring are the interruptions, and the late-summer dry spell is the easiest time to get real compaction.

Freezes come in runs from December into February here, and shallow freeze-thaw lifts loose gravel and heaves unbound surfaces before spring. Ice storms are a bigger nuisance than deep frost.

No statewide frost depth is published.

Materials for Franklin Projects

Fines and screenings do the fine work on paths and walkways. Screenings, also called limestone fines or crusher fines, are the Arkansas trade name for the tight, walkable surface that beds pavers, flagstone and brick and fills the joints between them.

Use Screenings where you want a path that holds its shape under a foot.

Under a path, start with SB-2 Base. It is a dense-graded 1 1/2 inch minus crushed stone with the fines left in, so it locks up under a roller and carries a drive, parking pad, shed pad or pipe bedding without shifting.

Arkansas cities and engineers write the same material into street, sidewalk and parking standards as Class 7 base, so ask for it that way when you are working to a written spec.

Drainage wants washed stone with no fines. #57 Limestone handles French drains, foundation and pipe drainage, concrete aggregate and a clean top over a compacted base.

3/4" Crushed Stone covers drainage beds, construction entrances and drive surfacing where a washed stone is wanted.

For walkways and play areas, 3/8" Natural Pea Gravel gives you a rounded, beige surface that stays comfortable underfoot. For decorative beds, borders and dry creek beds, Arkansas River Rock is the rounded stone buyers here ask for as river gravel or creek gravel.

For bank and slope work along creeks, culvert outlets and ditch checks, RipRap is the angular stone to use. Top Soil and Shredded Mulch finish beds and lawns once the stone work is in.

Delivery to Franklin and the Surrounding Area

Order online and pick your quantity, either by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator to help you size the load before you check out.

Choose your delivery date at checkout and a dump truck tips the material in one pile at your site. Have your spot clear and reachable so the truck can back in and dump without obstruction.

Franklin sits in Izard County, and delivery covers the surrounding area, including Melbourne, Horseshoe Bend, Calico Rock, Oxford and Mount Pleasant.

Order Bulk Aggregate for Your Franklin Project

Sizing comes first. Use the calculator on the product page to work out your tonnage, then choose your delivery date and let the truck bring the load to your site.

Order SB-2 base, screenings or washed stone online for delivery in Franklin and across Izard County.